History of Optometry in the Philippines

(1902) The first optometric clinic where refraction was practiced was established was established in Manila by ____

• R.M. Clark

• H.C. Strong

• Cipriano Lara

• Manuel Sabater

The problem of standardization and the need for training became a great concern and this stimulated the organization of the first optometric association of the Philippines in _______

Named PAO, Philippine Association of Optometrists

• 1917

• 1919

• 1885

• 1995

It was through the efforts of this association that the Philippine legislature enacted the first regulatory law in optometry known as the Optometry Law of 1917. This law was later amended in __________

• 1919

• 1917

• 1902

• 1885

The optometry Law of 1917 provided for among other things, the creation of the ___________ (Board Examiners)

• Junta Examindora

• Examinacion de Gracia

Article 812 of said law also provided that those who were already practicing the profession with an established office at least one year prior to March 11,1917 may secure a certificate of registration as optometrist upon passing a practical examination by means of a trial case. Jokingly referred to as _________

• Examinacion de Gracia

• Junta Examinadora

(1932) a handful of pioneering optometrists revived this fraternal spirit and founded the _______

• The Philippine Optometric Association

• The Philippine Association of Optometrists

• The Optometric Association of the Philippines

• Samahan ng mga Optometrist sa Pilipinas

First president of The Philippines Optometric Association ____________ (1932)

• Dr. Vicente Bernardo

• Carlos Ortiz

• Manuel Sabater

• Roy Thorson

In 1936, a new organization was formed, the Optometric Association of the Philippines with ___________ as its founding president.

• Justo Gonzales

• Roy Thorson

• Vigan Delos Reyes

• Charlie Ho

In ______ the Samahan ng mga Optometrist sa Pilipinas, now known as the Integrated Philippine Association of Optometrists, was established and the integration of all three optometric associations, Philippine Optical Dispensers Association (PODA), Philippine Optical Retailers Association (PROA) and Optometric Association of the Philippines (OAP) in 1979 through a Presidential Decree ordered by then President Ferdinand Marcos under which only one organization representing each profession was to be recognized and thereby accredited with the Professional Regulation Commission.

• 1976

• 1979

• 1998

• 2004